2 Sa:miuele 23
1 Gode da Da: ibidi (Yesi egefe) amo ea hou bagalesi. Ya: igobe ea Gode da Da: ibidi hina bagade hamoma: ne ilegei. Da: ibidi da Isala: ili dunu ilia hea: ma: ne, gesami noga: idafa hamosu. Da: ibidi ea fada: i sia: amola gagadasu sia: da goea.
David, the son of Jesse, was a man whom [God caused to] become great. He was appointed to become king by the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. He wrote beautiful songs for the Israeli people. This is the last song that he wrote:
2 “Hina Gode Ea A: silibu da na lafidili sia: sa. Ea adole iasu da na lafi gadofo da: iya gala.
“The Spirit of Yahweh tells me what to say; the message that I speak [MTY] comes from him.
3 Isala: ili Gaga: su Dunu da nama amane sia: i, `Hina bagade amo da moloidafa ouligisu hou hamosea, amola Gode Ea Sia: nabawane defele ouligisia,
God, the one whom we Israeli [people worship], has spoken; the one who protects us Israeli people said to me, ‘Kings who rule people justly have an awesome respect for me, God.
4 e da eso amo gibu dalu hahabe mu mobi hamedeiya eso da gisi da: iya digagala: sea gigidudabe amo defele ba: sa.’
They are like the sun that shines at dawn and causes the grass to [sprout/sparkle] after the rain ends.’
5 Amola Gode da amaiwane nagaga fi ilima hahawane dogolegele hamomu. Bai E da nama eso huluane dialoma: ne gousa: su hamoi. Amo gousa: su fimu da hamedei, amola Ea ilegesu amo da afadenemu hame gala. Na hanai da amo fawane. Na hasalasu da goea. Amola Gode da amo hasalasu dafawane nama imunu.
And truly, that is how God will surely bless my family [RHQ] because he made an agreement with me that will endure forever, an agreement in which he promises that no part of it will ever be changed. He will surely cause me to prosper [RHQ], and he will always help me, and that is all that I desire.
6 Be Gode hame dawa: dunu da aya: gaganomei amo ilia udigili ha: digibi agoai gala. Dunu da amo loboga udigili digili ba: mu da hamedei.
But [he will get rid of] godless/evil people like [SIM] people throw away thorns that [injure people if they try to] pick them up with their hands.
7 Be digili ba: musa: dawa: sea, ouli hawa: hamosu liligi o goge agei, amoga fawane digili ba: mu da defea. Be Gode hame dawa: wadela: i dunu da laluga nei dagoi ba: mu.”
Someone [who wants to get rid of thornbushes] does not grab them; he uses an iron [shovel] or a spear [to dig them out] and then he burns them completely.
8 Da: ibidi ea gasa bagade dadi gagui dunu ilia dio da amo, - bisi da Yousebe Basiebede (Da: gimoune dunu). E da “Dunu Udiana” gilisisu amoga ouligisu esalu. E da gegesu ganodini ea goge ageiga gegei. Amola e da gegesu afae amo ganodini dunu 800 agoane fane legei.
These are the names of David’s three greatest warriors. The first was Esh-Baal, [whose other name was Jashobeam], from the Hachmon clan (OR, the son of Hachmon). He was the leader of the three men. One time he fought against 800 enemies and killed them all with his spear.
9 E bagia “Dunu Udiana” gilisisu ganodini da Elia: isa (Ahou fi dunu Doudou amo egefe). Eso afaega, e amola Da: ibidi da Filisidini dunu ilima gegemusa: momagele gilisili, ilima dabemusa: logei. Isala: ili dunu oda ilia da hagai,
The second/next one of the three greatest warriors was Eleazar, who was the son of Dodo from the clan of Ahoh. One day he was with David when they defied/challenged the soldiers of Philistia who had gathered for the battle. The [other] Israeli soldiers retreated,
10 be Elia: isa da hame hagai. E da Filisidini dunuma gegenanu, gegenanawane ea lobo da gadaya: iba: le, e da ea gegesu gobihei gagui fadegamu gogole ba: i. Amo esoha, Hina Gode da hasalasu bagade hamoi. Gegenanu, Isala: ili dunu da Elia: isa ea lelu sogebi amoga buhagili, bogoi dunu ilia da: igene ga: su liligi gigisa: i.
but Eleazar stood there and fought the soldiers of Philistia until his arm became very tired, with the result that [his hand cramped and] he could not stop gripping his sword. Yahweh won a great victory on that day. And afterwards the [other] Israeli soldiers returned [to where Eleazar was], and stripped off the [armor from the men whom he had] killed.
11 Dunu osoda “Dunu Udiana” gilisisu ganodini da Sia: ma (Hala soge dunu, A:igi amo egefe). Filisidini dunu da Lihai soge (amoga da: iyene bugisu soge ba: i) amoga gilisibi ba: i. Isala: ili dunu da Filisidini dunuba: le hobea: i.
The third one of the greatest warriors was Shammah, the son of Agee from [the clan/town of] Harar. One time the Philistia soldiers gathered at Lehi [town], where there was a field full of lentils/peas [that they wanted to steal]. The other Israeli soldiers ran away from the Philistia troops,
12 Be Sia: ma da mae hagale, bugili nasu soge ganodini lelu. E da amo sogebi gaga: le, Filisidini dunu fane legei. Amo esoha, Hina Gode da hasalasu bagade hamoi.
but Shammah stood there in the field and did not let the Philistia soldiers [steal the crops], and killed them. Yahweh won a great victory on that day.
13 Bugi da muni gamimu gadenebe galu, dunu udiana amo “Dunu 30” gilisisu amo yolesili, asili, Adala: me magufu gelaba, Da: ibidi ea esalebe sogebi, amoga doaga: i. Filisidini gilisisu afae da Lefa: ime Fago ganodini wa: i fi esalebe ba: i.
Altogether there were 30 special warriors among David’s soldiers. Once, when it was almost time to harvest [the crops], three of those 30 men went down to Adullam Cave, where David was [staying]. A group of men from the Philistia army had set up their tents in Rephaim Valley [near Jerusalem].
14 Amo esoha, Da: ibidi da agologa gagili sali ba: i. Amola, Filisidini dunu gilisisu eno da Bedeleheme moilai gesowale lale, amogawi esalebe ba: i.
David [and his soldiers] were in the cave [because it was safe there], and [another] group of Philistia soldiers was occupying Bethlehem.
15 Da: ibidi da hi diasudafa fofagiba: le, amane sia: i, “Na da na hano hanai gala. Na hanai bagade da dunu afae da hano nasu uli dogoi Bedeleheme logo holei bega: gala, amoga na manusa: hano dili gaguli misia: be.”
[One day] David very much wanted [some water] to drink, and said “I wish that someone would bring me some water from the well near the gate at Bethlehem!”
16 Gasa bagade dadi gagui dunu udiana da Filisidini dunu ilia wa: i fi amodili fodomane fasili, hano nasu uli dogoi amoga hano dili, Da: ibidima gaguli misi. Be Da: ibidi da amo hame mai. Be e da Hina Godema iasu hamoma: ne, osoba sogadigi.
So his three greatest warriors forced their way through the camp of Philistia soldiers and drew some water from the well, and brought it to David. But he would not drink it. Instead, he poured it out [on the ground] as an offering to Yahweh.
17 E amane sia: i, “Hina Gode! Amo hano na manu da hamedeidafa! Bai amo da, amo dunu ilia maga: me nabe defele ba: mu. Ilia da ilia esalusu fisima: ne agoane lala asi.” Amaiba: le, e da amo hano hame manu sia: i. Amo gasa bagade gesa: i dadi gagui dunu udiana da amo hou huluane hamosu. 30
He said, “Yahweh, it would certainly not be right for me to drink this water! That would be like [RHQ] drinking the blood of these men who were willing/ready to die for me!” So he refused to drink it. That was one of the things that those three great warriors did.
18 Youa: be ea eya Abisia: i (ilia ame da Selouaia) da “Gasa Bagade Dunu30” gilisisu ilia ouligisu dunu. E da ea goge agei amoga dunu 300 ilima gegenanu, ili huluane medole legei. Amalalu, dunu huluane da e da gasa bagade dunu, amo sia: lalaba asi.
Abishai, Joab’s [younger] brother, was the leader of the 30 [greatest warriors]. [One day] he fought against 300 men and killed them all with his spear. As a result, he also became famous.
19 E da “Gasa Bagade Dunu 30” gilisisu amo ganodini baligili gasa bagade dunuba: le e da ilia ouligisu dunu hamoi. Be “Dunu Udiana” gilisisu amo ilia nodoma: ne gasa bagade hou da ea hou baligisu amo lalaba asi.
He was the most famous of the thirty greatest warriors, and he became their leader/commander, but he was not one of the three greatest warriors.
20 Gabasili moilai bai bagade dunu Bina: ia (Yihoiada egefe) da nodoma: ne gasa bagade dadi gagui dunu eno galu. E da gesa: i hou bagohame hamoi. Afae da e da Moua: be gasa bagade gegesu dunu aduna fane legei. Anegagi eso afaega, e da uli dogoi bagade amo gudu sa: ili, laione wa: me medole legei.
Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, from Kabzeel [town], also did great deeds. He killed two of the best warriors from the Moab people-group. Also, he went down into a pit on a day when snow was falling, and killed a lion there.
21 Amola e da Idibidi dunu afae bagade amo goge agei gagui, amo fane legei. Bina: ia da ogoma gaguli, Idibidi dunu amo doagala: le, ea loboga goge agei gagui amo suguli amogawane hina: fane legei.
He also killed a huge soldier from Egypt who carried a spear. Benaiah [had only] his club, but he attacked the giant with it. Then he snatched the spear from the man’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
22 Bina: ia ea gesa: i hou da agoai galu. E da “Gasa Bagade Dunu 30” gilisisu amo ganodini baligisu dunu agoane ba: i, be “Dunu Udiana” gilisisu dunu eno da ea hou baligisu. Da: ibidi da Bina: ia amo ea da: igene sosodo aligisu dunu ouligisu hamoi.
Those are [some of] the things that Benaiah did. As a result, he became famous, like the three greatest warriors were.
He was more honored than the other members of the group of thirty great warriors, but not as famous as the three greatest warriors. David appointed him to be the commander of his bodyguards.
24 Dunu eno amo “Gasa Bagade Dunu 30” gilisisu ganodini da amo: - A: sahele (Youa: be ea eya) Eleha: ina: ne (Bedeleheme dunu amola Doudou egefe) Sia: ma amola Ilaiga (Ha: ilode soge dunu) Hilese (Bilaide dunu) A: ila (Degoua dunu Igesie amo egefe) A: ibisa (A: nadode dunu) Mibunai (Hiusia dunu) Sa: lamoune (Ahou dunu) Maha: la: iai (Nidoufa dunu) Hilebe (Nidoufa moilai bai bagade dunu Ba: iana amo egefe) Idai (Bediamini soge moilai Gibia dunu ea dio amo Laibai amo egefe) Bina: ia (Biladone dunu) Hida: iai (e da fago soge Ga: ia: se gadenene amoga misi) Abaia: lebone (A: laba amoga misi) A: sama: ifede (Bahiulimi moilai dunu) Ilaiaba (Sia: ialebone moilai dunu) Ya: isiene egefelali Yonada: ne Sia: ma (Ha: ila moilai dunu) A: ihaia: me (Ha: ila moilai dunu Sia: ila amo egefe) Ilifelede (Ma: iaga soge dunu Aha: sabai amo egefe) Ilaia: me (Gailou moilai dunu Ahidoufele egefe) Hisalou (Gamele dunu) Ba: ialai (A: la: be dunu) Aiga: le (Souba soge dunu Na: ida: ne amo egefe) Ba: ini (Ga: de moilai dunu) Silege (A: mone fi dunu) Na: ihalai (e da Bialode sogega misi amola e da Youa: be ea da: igene ga: su liligigaguli ahoasu) A: ila amola Ga: ilebe (ela da Ya: da moilaiga misi) Iulaia (Hidaide dunu) Huluane da gasa bagade dadi gagui dunu37 agoane ba: i.
[These are the names of the great warriors]: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, the son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;
Shammah and Elika, from [the] Harod [clan];
Helez, from Pelet [city]; Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa [town];
Abiezer, from Anathoth [city]; Mebunnai [whose other name was Sibbecai], from Hushah’s [clan];
Zalmon [whose other name was Ilai], from Ahoh’s [clan]; Maharai, from Netophah [town];
Heleb, the son of Baanah, also from Netophah [town]; Ittai, the son of Ribai, from Gibeah [town] in [the land that belonged to] the tribe of Benjamin;
Benaiah, from Pirathon [town]; Hiddai, from the valleys near Gaash [Mountain];
Abi-Albon, from the clan of Arabah; Azmaveth, from Bahurim [town];
Eliahba, from Shaalbon [town]; The sons of Jashen; Jonathan;
Shammah, from Harar [town/clan]; Ahiam the son of Sharar, from Harar [town/clan];
Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai, from Maacah [town]; Eliam, the son of Ahithophel, from Gilo [town];
Hezro, from Carmel [city]; Paarai, from Arba [city];
Igal, the son of Nathan, from Zobah [city]; Bani, from the tribe of Gad;
Zelek, from the Ammon people-group; Naharai, the man who carried Joab’s weapons, from Beeroth [town];
Ira and Gareb, from Jattir [town];
Uriah, [Bathsheba’s husband], from the Heth people-group. Altogether, there were 37 famous soldiers, [but some of them had died and their names were not included].
